I rediscovered this poem lurking in my files the other day and I don't remember the circumstances that led to it being written or the inspiration behind it. It's a little different to things that I'm used to writing. Let me know what you think.
A young man named Jonah once set out to sea, to sail the seven seas,
and at no point did he,
ever doubt whether she would be waiting,
for he knew somewhere far and away from his heart was the beautiful girl of his dreams.
ever doubt whether she would be waiting,
for he knew somewhere far and away from his heart was the beautiful girl of his dreams.
So with compass in hand,
and a gold wedding band, he set sail.
and a gold wedding band, he set sail.
Now the first night was fine as he travelled the waves, sleeping under the stars,
but the next blew a storm,
that did little to warn him of danger.
As he tried to hold course through the rain and the swells with prayers to Gods and the stars,
that did little to warn him of danger.
As he tried to hold course through the rain and the swells with prayers to Gods and the stars,
the storm, it grew worse,
the hull it did burst and Jonah was thrown to the depths.
the hull it did burst and Jonah was thrown to the depths.
For a week he was drifting through briny demise with nought but the sea to be found.
With the sun beating brutal,
and all hope left futile he drifted,
when a long came a ship full of friendship and food to save him before he had drowned.
and all hope left futile he drifted,
when a long came a ship full of friendship and food to save him before he had drowned.
As they fed him to health,
they shared knowledge of wealth and desires.
they shared knowledge of wealth and desires.
Now these new friends he had found were not sailors, but pirates of ill intent,
and when Jonah came round,
to see pirates abound he got frightened.
but with nothing to do, no escape to be made and all of his energy spent,
to see pirates abound he got frightened.
but with nothing to do, no escape to be made and all of his energy spent,
Jonah succumbed to greed,
joined the piratical breed and sailed on.
joined the piratical breed and sailed on.
Two score years and ten, he would sail through the foam, plundering all in his wake,
until one day a tale,
met his ears over ale in a tavern.
It told of a girl with such beauty and grace that none could hope to forsake.
met his ears over ale in a tavern.
It told of a girl with such beauty and grace that none could hope to forsake.
Jonah set down his mind,
that this beauty he'd find and they'd wed.
that this beauty he'd find and they'd wed.
So a pirate named Jonah then set out to sea, to sail the seven seas,
in search of girl who,
somewhere in the world, he would marry.
Jonah knew somewhere far and away from his heart was that beautiful girl of his dreams;
somewhere in the world, he would marry.
Jonah knew somewhere far and away from his heart was that beautiful girl of his dreams;
with his cutlass in hand,
and a gold wedding band he set sail.
and a gold wedding band he set sail.
Just out of port, and outnumbered by far, Jonah's crew were caught quite unware—
revenge it would seem,
was to shatter his dream in a flash.
A merchant, quite bold, had sought Jonah's crew to reclaim what he saw as fair,
was to shatter his dream in a flash.
A merchant, quite bold, had sought Jonah's crew to reclaim what he saw as fair,
so a battle ensued,
one that Jonah would lose, he was sure.
one that Jonah would lose, he was sure.
After some time had passed, Jonah's ship lay a wreck, not a pirate alive to retell,
the tale of his plight,
and the fantastic fight they had fought.
Jonah lay with his pride, both bleeding and torn, in puddle of blood where he'd fell,
and the fantastic fight they had fought.
Jonah lay with his pride, both bleeding and torn, in puddle of blood where he'd fell,
As his eyes closed up tight,
the ship sailed through the night to the shore.
the ship sailed through the night to the shore.
When he neared the end, his ship came aground on the shore he had left as a youth,
where there stood a girl,
who had traveled the world, for her love.
A young maiden fogotten was stood on the shore, a smile of love as her proof,
who had traveled the world, for her love.
A young maiden fogotten was stood on the shore, a smile of love as her proof,
and together they soared,
to the stars where he'd moored, young Jonah and his true love, Marie.
to the stars where he'd moored, young Jonah and his true love, Marie.
A young man named Jonah once set out to sea, to sail the seven seas,
and at no point did he,
ever doubt whether she would be waiting.
For he knew somewhere far and away from his heart was the beautiful girl of his dreams.
ever doubt whether she would be waiting.
For he knew somewhere far and away from his heart was the beautiful girl of his dreams.